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What was significant about Ally McCoist's absence in the 1998 World Cup Scotland squad?

Nice little thinker for you.

It meant Jim Leighton was the oldest player in the tournament?

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I will try to redeem myself with the following question: Name the World Cup final that was said to be fixed?

Very easy question when you think about it. Although' date=' I guess, more than one final could have been classified as being fixed.[/quote']

The one between 1962 and 1970?

I don't want to say it's name any more than it already is though.

It's not that so how about..... 1994?

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The answer is..."Drumroll" :band:

the 1934 World Cup final between Italy and Czechoslovakia, which incidentally was held in Mussolinis Italy.

It is quite well known now, and was documented in a BBC documentary called, Football and Fascism, that referees who refereed Italys matches were personally chosen by Il Duce himself. The Swedish referee who refereed the final was shown to have met with Mussolini before the final and subsequently, when he returned to his Country he was suspended by the Swedish football authorities.

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The answer is..."Drumroll" :band:

the 1934 World Cup final between Italy and Czechoslovakia' date=' which incidentally was held in Mussolinis Italy.

It is quite well known now, and was documented in a BBC documentary called, Football and Fascism, that referees who refereed Italys matches were personally chosen by Il Duce himself. The Swedish referee who refereed the final was shown to have met with Mussolini before the final and subsequently, when he returned to his Country he was suspended by the Swedish football authorities.[/quote']

34 and 38 had crossed my mind, but i never knew that either of those tournaments were actually held in italy. Was it that year a player got suspended or something for not doing the fascist salute?

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